I'm looking at the subject case.  ???
 
I have a Corsair Carbide 500R case now, however, the front panels are flakey.  The original front panel electronics had a bad fan switch (it would not change speeds).  Corsair sent a new one, in warranty without problems, but after about 6 months it has developed a problem with the USB jacks (it has two, one works the other does not).  They are sending a new front control and I/O panel again but I'm tired of the problems.  I'm thinking of switching cases.  I can use the repaired Corsair Carbide for a custom build I'm doing for my daughter.
 
The Coolermaster HAF XM case is about the same height as the Corsair and fits the vertical space I have on a desk shelf.  Full tower cases are 1 to 2 inches too tall.   

No replying about the case, just a suggestion to prevent worn USB panels.

You can use an extension USB cable to the PC and further connect to this extension cable, so it's easy to replace.

The USB jack that went bad was rarely used. 

I've just had it screwing with poor quality components on the Corsair case.

im not sure this would make a great DAW case.
this one is:AZZA Silentium Silent ATX Mid Tower Case
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7716706&SRCCODE=WEBGOOPA&cm_mmc_o=mH4CjC7BBTkwCjCV1-CjCE&gclid=COXah9XVwrYCFUUw4AodXlMAWg

spend the extra cash on silent fans with rubber grommets instead of screws to lower vibrations.

the AZZA Silentium Silent ATX Mid Tower is a good case.
it also supports 2 usb ports in the front.

my only problem with this  you have picked out is look at the giant hole in the side of it.
you don't want to hear your CPU, power supply generating noises with a microphone or guitar when trying to concentrate on/or keeping things quite while working on music.

its more of a gaming case.

what size is your motherboard?
I take it a mid atx.?

Full size gigabyte ATX.  I don't have problems with the fan noise.  I have "silent" case and liquid cooler fans installed in the current case and can move them to whatever new case. 

With the current case sitting on the bottom left shelf on my computer desk/console I can record with a condenser mic 4 ft away and nothing from the computer.  I've recorded acoustic guitar with an SM57 basically pointed towards the case, 3 ft away and no noise. 

I've looked at a lot of cases, including Azza and with just about all of them the I/O panel is on the top of the case and that would severly limit access in my setup.  I want the I/O on the front and the reason I'm considering this Coolermaster case (and the current Corsair case).

Always had good experiences with Coolermaster Stacker cases  and never any problems with the ports and switches on them, although no experience with that particular model. Have been looking at their Silencio models for an upcoming build. Assume you've checked the review sites already?

not as much the cpu, the power supply.
but that's all preference.

best wishes.

Well, I ordered the Coolermaster HAF XM case from newegg.  I'll post how it works out. 

Its the perfect (maximum) size I can fit on the shelf on my computer desk and has the front panel mounted I/O jacks.

The Coolermaster HAF XM case came in about 1PM this afternoon.  Took about an hour to swap cases. 

Initial report, the Coolermaster is as quiet as the old Corsair 500R case.  Its not "noiseless" but for all practical purposes it is.
 
A nice surprise, it has two "hot swap" hard drive bays that can be accessed from the front.  They support SATA drives (obviously power and two connections to SATA ports on the motherboard were required).